Tag: Jim Copeland

A League Taken by Surprise

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No one saw it coming. Nine seasons in the league, and exactly one winning record, and that was eight years ago. The beleaguered baseball team from Kingston, Ontario, with the 516-616 record was a team off everyone’s radar. Without a single playoff appearance in the history of the franchise, Kurt Peterson, a.k.a. K.P., was seven years into trying to solve the puzzle. Coming off a year where the team batting average was a paltry .235, where was the offense going to come from?

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Who Will Hit the Most Home Runs in 2021?

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Tied for the league with 24 is Dave ‘Mustache’ Teague. He’s been an All Star every season, won three Lake Erie Awards, was twice the MVP in the Canadian Playoffs, is hitting .304 with a .974 OPS, and plays three different positions. Throw in 47 BB/50 K ratio and you have quite an offensive force. Teague has a lifetime 124 dingers and has hit less than 20 just one time. Many pick him to win the home run crown while vying for League MVP.

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